In a frank conversation, former union minister Yashwant Sinha spoke on a range of issues including the Modi government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign’, demonetisation, NPAs and the Gujarat riots. He also explained why he believed that the implementation of the GST, combined with demonetisation, hurt India’s growth rate. Sinha was in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Editor of National & Strategic Affairs, Jyoti Malhotra, at the ‘Off The Cuff’ event in New Delhi.
Off The Cuff with Yashwant Sinha
From left: Shekhar Gupta, editor-in-chief of ThePrint; Jyoti Malhotra, national and strategic affairs editor of ThePrint; Yashwant Sinha, former finance & foreign minister of India
Off The Cuff with Yashwant Sinha
Former Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Ashutosh is in conversation with businessman Pankaj Bajaj.
Off The Cuff with Yashwant Sinha
Sinha said that the Modi government has botched up on a range of fronts, including the economy and agriculture. Read his full comment here.
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Sanjay Dutt was released from prison in 2016 after nearly three years in incarceration for an arms case stemming from the 1993 blasts.
New Delhi: Prisons are not an easy place for anyone, least of all the rich and famous accustomed to living the good life.
The jail sentence given to Bollywood star Salman Khan for poaching isn’t his first -- he has done time before, for three days, for the 2002 hit-and-run. But at five years, it might prove his longest.
For advice on how to get by, Salman can turn to frequent co-star and close friend Sanjay Dutt, who was released from prison in February 2016 after nearly three years in incarceration for an arms case stemming from the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai.
Speaking to ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta at Off The Cuff, Dutt had talked at length about his life in prison.
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This edition of 'Off The Cuff' saw actor Ranveer Singh speaking about the protests over his recent release Padmaavat, and why he had kept mum throughout the controversy. Singh said the protests and attack on the film's director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, had enraged him, but he had been asked by friends and the film's producers not to say or do anything, because it could make things worse.
Singh also batted for the scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises homosexuality, and said he had no apprehensions playing the bisexual Alauddin Khilji. “I am a very liberal-minded person and think Section 377 should be scrapped,” he told ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Contributing Editor Mahrukh Inayet.
The event was held in Mumbai on 13 February 2018.
Off The Cuff with Ranveer Singh
From left: Ranveer Singh, actor; Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, ThePrint; Mahrukh Inayet, Contributing Editor, ThePrint
Off The Cuff with Ranveer Singh
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This edition of ‘Off The Cuff’ saw ‘Former Pakistan Diplomat, Husain Haqqani’ in conversation with ThePrint Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, Shekhar Gupta. India and Pakistan must first become friends before they can try and solve their prickly disputes, Haqqani said in conversation with Shekhar Gupta. Haqqani also appreciated India’s foreign relations under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his efforts can bring about a vision for the stewardship of the region without China being the only dominant power.
The event was held in Mumbai on 19 January 2018.
Off The Cuff with Husain Haqqani
From left: Former Pakistan Diplomat, Husain Haqqani; Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, ThePrint
Off The Cuff with Husain Haqqani
From left: Husain Haqqani; Shekhar Gupta; Yatin Shah,co-founder & executive director, IIFL Wealth Management
Off The Cuff with Husain Haqqani
Kailash Surendranath,Indian filmmaker (left)
Off The Cuff with Husain Haqqani
From left: Rupa Subramanya, economist; Sonia Sethi, member secretary, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran; Shekhar Gupta
Off The Cuff with Husain Haqqani
Second from left: Ayaz Memon, sports...